Potholes in the free-way
Potholes in the free-way

[This article was published in the December 2005 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]

Asia-Pacific countries are adopting public sector reforms to better compete in the regional and global economy by strengthening markets and individual choice and in turn economic growth and poverty reduction.

R(e)volutionary journey of Singapore : Choy Peng, Deputy Chief Executive (Industry) and Government Chief Information Officer, IDA, Singapore
R(e)volutionary journey of Singapore : Choy Peng, Deputy Chief Executive (Industry) and Government Chief Information Officer, IDA, Singapore

The Infocomm Development Authority (IDA, www.ida.gov.sg) of Singapore is the key body of Singapore government responsible for charting the growth of its infocomm industry and spearheading the delivery of citizen-centric e-government services, regulating the telecom industry. One of their main objectives is to build and operate the Government

‘Rights’ to information, or & ‘obligations’to society?
‘Rights’ to information, or & ‘obligations’to society?

[This article was published in the August 2005 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]

Over the past three years Roger Longhorn, Max Craglia and I have been trying to understand the emotions and principles of the debates surrounding rights of access to information, particularly to information produced by government (PSI

Open Source Software
Open Source Software

[This article was published in the June 2005 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]

In most developing countries, the adoption of a national programme can prevent technological lock-in through selective, judicious and
cost-effective use of open source software.

Grassroots Artist and Entrepreneur
Grassroots Artist and Entrepreneur

[This article was published in the November 2004 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]

Miss Parimala in a remote village near Madurai district could have been unknown to many, as also numerous other artists, as they live and experience the

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